diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ccea5be21..21bf94303 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -958,6 +958,15 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.10</version>
+                <configuration>
+                   <runOrder>alphabetical</runOrder>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
             <!-- =========================================================== -->
             <!-- Jetty configuration -->
             <plugin>